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Home My WebLink About2025-03-06 Parks Board MinutesSkatepark Opening Event 4/25/25 6pm-8pm Event Ideas Giveaways Food Publicity •Ribbon cutting •Highlight improvements for VI users •Short demo from Escapist team riders •Best trick contest •Commemorative Skate Deck (raffle) •Stickers (Stephanie provided design) •Finger Boards? •Prizes from skate shops •Free Helmets (from non-profit) •Hot dogs or food truck •Elaine contacting Red Bull for potential donations •Skate Shops •Facebook •Instagram •Local papers •County (grant) Event Ideas Andrew Potter – Event Coordination Determine schedule of events: Giveaways Design for commemorative skate deck – ordered 10 for $233.86 Need to decide how we want to distribute: Raffle Maybe a fundraiser? Work with Dan on getting wheels, etc. for a couple of the boards – a couple of people to demonstrate / photo shoot Demo – 15 min at beginning (Escapist Team) Ribbon – Mayor & Board, Park Board, Skatepark Committee, kids Invite Blair to speak or give talking point to Mayor about VI Improvements Fox 4 video of Grind for the Blind Non-profit group said they can come – Helmets in Hands (table with information) No trick contest Skatepark Opening Event 4/25/25 6pm-8pm Event Ideas Giveaways Food Publicity •Ribbon cutting •Highlight improvements for VI users •Short demo from Escapist team riders •Best trick contest •Commemorative Skate Deck (raffle) •Stickers (Stephanie provided design) •Finger Boards? •Prizes from skate shops •Free Helmets (from non-profit) •Hot dogs or food truck •Elaine contacting Red Bull for potential donations •Skate Shops •Facebook •Instagram •Local papers •County (grant) Giveaways (continued) Sticker Design – quantity and size to order? Quantity 3 x 3 Circle or Square 4 x 4 Circle or Square 200 $117 $153 300 $145 $196 500 $196 $273 4 x 4 circle, maybe remove “Upstream” Order no more than 200 Skatepark Opening Event 4/25/25 6pm-8pm Event Ideas Giveaways Food Publicity •Ribbon cutting •Highlight improvements for VI users •Short demo from Escapist team riders •Best trick contest •Commemorative Skate Deck (raffle) •Stickers (Stephanie provided design) •Finger Boards? •Prizes from skate shops •Free Helmets (from non-profit) •Hot dogs or food truck •Elaine contacting Red Bull for potential donations •Skate Shops •Facebook •Instagram •Local papers •County (grant) Giveaways (continued) Finger Board Options Print on bottom or top 200 units for $505.00 $2.52/EA (+ shipping) Material = metal and wood. Comes with the small tools for each person to assemble their own board. Single color print – need to pick a design. Print on bottom or top 300 units for $669.00 $2.23/EA (includes shipping) Material = plastic Full color print **may not include logos on fingerboards because they will be so small Most attendees might be teenagers, young adults? Maybe use the $ for something different. Skatepark Opening Event 4/25/25 6pm-8pm Event Ideas Giveaways Food Publicity •Ribbon cutting •Highlight improvements for VI users •Short demo from Escapist team riders •Best trick contest •Commemorative Skate Deck (raffle) •Stickers (Stephanie provided design) •Finger Boards? •Prizes from skate shops •Free Helmets (from non-profit) •Hot dogs or food truck •Elaine contacting Red Bull for potential donations •Skate Shops •Facebook •Instagram •Local papers •County (grant) Food Riverside will hire hot dog truck. Hot dog comes with a drink and chips. Red Bull – Elaine has done an initial contact. Publicity Escapist Skateshop has been notified City will work with admin assistant to create social media posts Noel to notify Landmark and Citizen newspapers. Possibly channel 5. County has been notified Check with Community Development – contacts for Red Bull? Notes Aquatic Center Opening Event 5/24/25 11am-1pm Event Ideas Giveaways Food Publicity •Ribbon cutting •First dive •Towels (Waters Edge) •Chapstick SPF •Prizes that can float in the water (fish with numbers) •Beach ball (Riv logo) •Food should ideally be outside the pool fence •Ice cream / food truck •Cone off area for food in parking and front sidewalk •YMCA •Facebook •Instagram •Local papers •County & State (grants) Event Ideas Ribbon cutting First Dive Fish or ducks with numbers? Determine schedule of events: Mayor jump in the pool for the ribbon cutting? - jump through the ribbon? Aquatic Center Opening Event 5/24/25 11am-1pm Event Ideas Giveaways Food Publicity •Ribbon cutting •First dive •Towels (Waters Edge) •Chapstick SPF •Prizes that can float in the water (fish with numbers) •Beach ball (Riv logo) •Food should ideally be outside the pool fence •Ice cream / food truck •Cone off area for food in parking and front sidewalk •YMCA •Facebook •Instagram •Local papers •County & State (grants) Giveaways Towels – Waters Edge said they will split costs. Noel is also asking SFS Architecture. Elaine found resource for towels and other items with logo. About $11 each for 200 = $2,200. Notes 30” x 60” $2.74 each 30” x 60” $2.24 each 22” x 44” $1.42 each 30.5” x 55” $11.00 each, polyester microfiber These options do not have logos, but can add 5 x 4 iron-on logos for $356.00 Aquatic Center Opening Event 5/24/25 11am-1pm Event Ideas Giveaways Food Publicity •Ribbon cutting •First dive •Towels (Waters Edge) •Chapstick SPF •Prizes that can float in the water (fish with numbers) •Beach ball (Riv logo) •Food should ideally be outside the pool fence •Ice cream / food truck •Cone off area for food in parking and front sidewalk •YMCA •Facebook •Instagram •Local papers •County & State (grants) Giveaways (continued) Lip Balm with SPF - $0.70 - $0.73 each for 1,000 = $730 Beach Ball = $1.62 each Sunglasses = $2.00 each Drawstring bag = $1.32 each Notes Aquatic Center Opening Event 5/24/25 11am-1pm Event Ideas Giveaways Food Publicity •Ribbon cutting •First dive •Towels (Waters Edge) •Chapstick SPF •Prizes that can float in the water (fish with numbers) •Beach ball (Riv logo) •Food should ideally be outside the pool fence •Ice cream / food truck •Cone off area for food in parking and front sidewalk •YMCA •Facebook •Instagram •Local papers •County & State (grants) Food Don’t know budget still. What would be the ideal? Ice Cream only? Hot dog vendor? Different type of food truck? If a different type of food truck should we subsidize cost and people can pay for part of their food? Yes on hot dogs. Ice Cream as a bonus. Ask the hot dog guy if he does burgers Fire Department? FD attend with truck?